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Perspectives

  • What's wrong with making money from startup exits?
    The KED View

    What's wrong with making money from startup exits?

    In South Korea, those who struck it rich from property investments are the subject of envy, but startup founders who make big money from their exits have become the target of criticism, Saeju Jeong, co-founder and CEO of the US healthcare unicorn No

    Aug 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

    In South Korea, those who struck it rich from property investments are the subject of envy, but startup founders who make big money from their exits have become the target of criticism, Saeju Jeong, co-founder and CEO of the US healthcare unicorn No

    Aug 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read
  • Don’t dwell on Korea discount; light up visibility on global stage

    The KED View

    Don’t dwell on Korea discount; light up visibility on global stage
    To the world, South Korea is well known as home to the world’s top two memory chipmakers, Sam...

    Jul 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

    3 Min read
  • Korea: Underrated as seat of commercial arbitration

    The KED View

    Korea: Underrated as seat of commercial arbitration
    South Korean companies prefer seats of arbitration in other countries over domestic ones to resolve...

    May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read
  • Japan’s heavy hand with Naver: Uneasy sign for market economy

    The KED View

    Japan’s heavy hand with Naver: Uneasy sign for market economy
    Recent actions by the Japanese government and chief executives of LY Corp. and SoftBank Corp. are r...

    May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

    3 Min read
  • Shinsegae’s day of reckoning looms for online ambitions

    The KED View

    Shinsegae’s day of reckoning looms for online ambitions
    Back in 2021, South Korea’s retail titan Shinsegae Inc. beat its archrival Lotte Shopping Co....

    May 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

    3 Min read
  • K-pop: Pros and cons of HYBE's multi-label system

    The KED View

    K-pop: Pros and cons of HYBE's multi-label system
    Disputes between HYBE Co. and its label behind popular girl group NewJeans has made headlines as an...

    Apr 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read
  • Labor reform urged in Korea with higher wages than Japan

    The KED View

    Labor reform urged in Korea with higher wages than Japan
    Wages at South Korean companies, both large and small, have surpassed those of their Japanese count...

    Mar 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read
  • Defy convention with long-run plans to upvalue Korean stocks

    The KED View

    Defy convention with long-run plans to upvalue Korean stocks
    The South Korean stock market has been on an upward swing in recent weeks, with many partly attribu...

    Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

    4 Min read
  • Shareholder activism at the cost of facility investments

    The KED View

    Shareholder activism at the cost of facility investments
    South Korea’s large business groups are in emergency mode to brace for proxy fights with acti...

    Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read
  • Yes to cannabis but no to bitcoin?

    The KED View

    Yes to cannabis but no to bitcoin?
    Aftershocks continue in the South Korean financial market following the country’s financial r...

    Jan 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

    3 Min read
  • Beware political risk, No.1 factor in Korea Discount

    The KED View

    Beware political risk, No.1 factor in Korea Discount
    Corporate governance and management transparency have long been the big issues influencing the so-c...

    Nov 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

    3 Min read
  • Windfall tax on Korean banks to create quintuple burden

    The KED View

    Windfall tax on Korean banks to create quintuple burden
    Koreans are piqued by banks raking in extraordinarily handsome profits and handing out generous bon...

    Nov 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

    4 Min read
  • WeWork vs Starbucks as workspace in South Korea

    The KED View

    WeWork vs Starbucks as workspace in South Korea
    In 2019, WeWork’s business model underwent a reality check.Its application for an initial pub...

    Nov 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read
  • Five most common frustrations of Korean entrepreneurs

    The KED View

    Five most common frustrations of Korean entrepreneurs
    A South Korean company recently gave up on its plan to venture into the burgeoning robot market.Fai...

    Oct 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read
  • Fewer losers, or more winners?

    Memo from Howard Marks

    Fewer losers, or more winners?
    My memos got their start in October 1990, inspired by an interesting juxtaposition between two even...

    Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

    long read
  • K-pop without ‘K’ nurtured to evolve into global mainstream genre

    The KED View

    K-pop without ‘K’ nurtured to evolve into global mainstream genre
    Bang Si-hyuk, founder and chairman of South Korea’s entertainment powerhouse HYBE Co., has be...

    Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

    3 Min read
  • Falling on deaf ears: Costco Korea cart pusher's death

    The KED View

    Falling on deaf ears: Costco Korea cart pusher's death
    Costco Wholesale’s co-founder Jim Sinegal had said South Korea was a “fantastic market,...

    Aug 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

    4 Min read
  • Why do so many S.Korean innovators bow out following success?

    The KED View

    Why do so many S.Korean innovators bow out following success?
    Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of the global luxury goods leader LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis V...

    Jul 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

    3 Min read
  • China’s hasty rate cut signals trouble ahead for Asia’s 2023

    Perspectives

    China’s hasty rate cut signals trouble ahead for Asia’s 2023
    Add officials at the People’s Bank of China to the list of those disappointed by China’s...

    Jun 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

    4 Min read
  • Optimism and hope for South Koreans

    Perspectives

    Optimism and hope for South Koreans
    I sometimes receive emails from Koreans asking why I don’t consider some of the more troublin...

    Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

    4 Min read
  • Korean won needs economic fundamentals recovery for rebound

    The KED View

    Korean won needs economic fundamentals recovery for rebound
    The South Korean won is underperforming most other currencies as Asia’s fourth-largest econom...

    May 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

    3 Min read
  • US default drama is last thing South Korea needs

    Perspectives

    US default drama is last thing South Korea needs
    At a White House dinner last month, Yoon Suk Yeol turned heads singing Don McLean’s “Ame...

    May 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

    4 Min read
  • Align Partners' shareholder activism? Think twice

    The KED View

    Align Partners' shareholder activism? Think twice
    The three-month saga over the control of the K-pop pioneer SM Entertainment Co. early this year was...

    May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

    4 Min read
  • In South Korea, innovation is subject to regulatory approval

    The KED View

    In South Korea, innovation is subject to regulatory approval
    In a country like South Korea with few natural resources to run its economy, innovations or brillia...

    Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

    3 Min read
  • Lessons from Silicon Valley Bank

    Memo from Howard Marks

    Lessons from Silicon Valley Bank
    This isn’t going to be another history of the meltdown of Silicon Valley Bank. Dozens of th...

    Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

    long read
  • South Korea’s MSCI campaign has time problem

    Perspectives

    South Korea’s MSCI campaign has time problem
    It’s that time of year again, when South Korea turns on the charm offensive to impress the gan...

    Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

    4 Min read
  • What’s the next K-sensation after rise of 60-year-old K-ramen?  

    The KED View

    What’s the next K-sensation after rise of 60-year-old K-ramen?  
    It was not easy for latecomer Samyang Foods Co. to come up with a recipe for its own instant ramen...

    Apr 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read
  • Time for South Korea's answer to the US battery subsidy act

    The KED View

    Time for South Korea's answer to the US battery subsidy act
    The latest guidelines on US subsidies for electric vehicles under the Inflation Reduction Act come ...

    Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

    3 Min read
  •  Jury still out on Korean chipmakers’ tech upgrades in China

    The KED View

    Jury still out on Korean chipmakers’ tech upgrades in China
    When the US Commerce Department announced the guardrail clauses on the CHIPS and Science Act earlie...

    Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read
  • US bank failure triggers Asia’s 2008 PTSD

    Perspectives

    US bank failure triggers Asia’s 2008 PTSD
    If anyone at South Korea's National Pension Service has been planning a 2023 vacation, it might be t...

    Mar 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

    4 Min read